Chapter 151

Sophia's POV

"Sorry to interrupt the lovebirds, but I seem to recall we need to go to the pharmacy," Emma's voice came from the back seat, slightly muffled and in a playful tone to break the heavy mood.

I let out a laugh that sounded more like a relieved sigh. Michael laughed too, a low, relaxed sound, and let me go with a final squeeze of my hand.

"You're right.Operation Lizzie comes first."

Hours later, that night, when Michael held me to sleep, the tension of the day seemed to have dissolved in the warmth of his body.

But in the dark,with his steady breathing beside me, that voice of warning still whispered. People like that woman wouldn't give up so easily.

*****

The next day, in the security of my office at Morgan Holdings, the doubts came back with full force.

I tapped the tip of my pen on the notepad, tic, tic, tic, in a rhythm that translated the confusion in my mind.

The problems seemed like a snowball rolling downhill.

First, the company name: Morgan Holdings. I looked at th